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How to make my PreRunner 4 cly better off-road

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by jferguson56, Jan 23, 2014.

  1. Jan 23, 2014 at 6:58 PM
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    jferguson56

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    I was wondering if any of you know any tips and mods to make my truck better off road. Thanks
     
  2. Jan 23, 2014 at 7:50 PM
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    All terrain tires and suspension... Check out the build threads for ideas :thumbsup:
     
  3. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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    What kind of trails are you wanting to do?
     
  4. Jan 23, 2014 at 9:41 PM
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    Builds would be the best place to look for ideas
     
  5. Jan 23, 2014 at 10:16 PM
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    Tires, suspension, the way you drive is the number 1 key, and maybe a locker or limited slip would help a lot. But other than those it's all on hoe you drive man!
     
  6. Jan 23, 2014 at 10:25 PM
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    Tires, suspension, and skill. I mean it depends on what kind of off roading you want to do.
     
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    Trade it in on a 4x4
     
  8. Jan 23, 2014 at 10:28 PM
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    Or convert it and make a bad ass build thread
     
  9. Jan 23, 2014 at 10:30 PM
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    Indeed!
     
  10. Jan 24, 2014 at 7:55 PM
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    Well I live in ms so mostly trails and mud
     
  11. Jan 24, 2014 at 8:37 PM
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    Mud might be quite a challenge without a front diff. Aggressive tires and a locker in the rear will go a long ways on trails tho.

    The core issue you have is you are one wheel drive without a locker. As soon as you loose traction in either rear tire, you will loose all forward progress. Is the nature of 2WD and an open diff.
     
  12. Jan 26, 2014 at 9:20 AM
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    Well I mean its not like deep mud its just light mud holes that are on the trail and ruts and a few hills.
     
  13. Jan 26, 2014 at 9:23 AM
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    Get some good mud tires make sure you have friends and recovery points then go have fun [​IMG]
     

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